Hinge.



L. WILLIAM.

ammi. APP'LICATIOEr FILED JAN. 13, 1910.

' lsepa ated UNITED STATES PATENT @itllitjhla EDWARD L. WILLIAM, O'FMOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY.

HINGE.

, n To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD Lf WILLIAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Sterling, in the county of Montgomery and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges,of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to hinges of that character known as strap hinges,and has for its object' to provide certain improvements in theconstruction of the same as will be hereinafter more definitely pointedout and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure l is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of a woodenbuilding showing one of my improved hinges connecting a door thereofwith the building wall. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 8is a detail end view of the two parts of the hinge Fig. 4t is a viewsimilar 'to Fig. l showing my improved hinge applied to a windowshutter.

' Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in theseveral views.

In the said drawing the reference nunieral l denotes the wall of thebuilding. and Q- the door.

My improved hinge is l'ornied ot two V-shapcd leaves, each comprising anarrow outer surface 3 on each side uniting at the outer end of the leafand connected by an intermediate arched reiiiforeement i. 'l he leavesat their inner ends are projected at an angle to their body portions at5 and are provided with a. removable bolt or pin receiving knuckles 6,7. I prefer to unite the leaves by means of a bolt- 8, and to render themovement of the parts easier I interpose washers 9 between the adjacentends of said knuckles 6, 7.

By my improved consti friction wherein the knuckles 't' and 8 are offsetfrom the parts to which their leaves are united by the projections 5, itwill be seen that the door 2 will be permitted, when open, to lie snuglyagainst the outer wall of the building, even when the latter and saiddoor are provided With battons 10. By forming the leaves of the hingewith the narrow outer surface 3, which forms the connecting surface withthe wall and door, and which is apertured at intervals to receive thescrews, and by providing the intermediate arched reinforcement 4, I notonly materially strengthen Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled January 13, 1910.

Patented Mar. 3J, i910. Serial No. 537,853.

said leaves, but also provide, in a wide leaf, a comparatively narrowcontact surface with the wood-work, thus reducing the covered surfaceand preventing the rotting ol the underlying wood-work through the at'-cumulation of moisture thereunder. A further advantage in the'reinforcement 4t is that the projections 5 are firmlybraced thereby andmay be projected materially without adding to the weight of the leaf. Itwill be observed by reference. to Fig. l that the projections 5 of theleaves are disposed at such an angle that when the hinge is closed a'il-shaped space is left therebetween, which will not permit of anaceuniulation of ice or snow to interfere with the closing of the door.

In Fig. 4 I have shown my improved hinge used with a shutter ll, thatleaf oi' the same which is fastened to the window frame 2 beingniaterially shortened to lit the width of said frame. It willv beobserved that my construction permits the window frame leaf of the hingeto be connected with the edge of said frame, instead of its inner face,whereby screws of an)v length may bc l i used to attach it. j Havingthus described my invention what I claim as new is:--- i l. A hinge,embodying leaves each formed i of a narrow outer surface adapted tocontact with the part to which it is to be united, an intermediatearched 'reinforcement. an angular projecting .inner end against whichsaid reinforcement abuis to brace the same, and knuckles formed at theouter edge ol' said projectinginner end.

Q. A hinge, enil'iodyiug leaves each formed of a narrow outer surfaceadapted to: contact with the part to which it is to be united, anintermediate arched reinil'orcement', an j angular projecting inner endagainst which ,i said reinforcement abuts to brace the, same. andknuckles formed at the outer edge of said projecting inner end. saidarched reinforcement being broadest at its point of contact with theprojecting inner end and taj'iering. both in height and width, towardits other. end.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature lin presence of two witnesses.

ICDIVARD L. IVILLIA M.

Witnesses:

B. FRANK Parar, REZIN MOOI/cnn.

